Patreon Vocabulary 25: From Old Norse Lesson 3 (Patreon)

You might not think there's much you could say about words like "I," "we," and "you," but in fact some of the greatest dialectal variation in the Scandinavian languages is in exactly these words. That was already true in the Old Norse period, so in this video, in addition to giving you the runes for the more archaic forms, I also delve a little ways into the differences between earlier and later Old Norse, and between western and eastern areas. 

If that kind of thing interests you, I have some older videos with a little more information. This one covers some of the major differences between what we call "archaic" or Viking-Age Old Norse and the "Classical" Old Norse of the sagas and eddic manuscripts. And this one talks about how the modern Scandinavian languages came to be the way they are, vis-a-vis Old Norse and vis-a-vis each other.

I hope you're all doing well, and as always, I'm profoundly thankful for the generosity of your continued support.

All the best for now,

Jackson Crawford